“The government is trying to work beyond their constitutional framework. They are trying to politicise the matter and the allegation is purely a figment of imagination. As per the rules, the LG is the ultimate authority for granting parole,” it said.

The Delhi government,for its part, rubbished the charge by Jung’s office that it wanted cases against Aam Aadmi Party leaders to be dropped.

In an official statement, the Kejriwal government accused the LG office of “misleading the public by hiding some important facts” regarding the matter.

“The LG office alleged that (Delhi) Home Minister Satyendra Jain wanted withdrawal of cases registered against some leaders of his party. No minister is involved in this process. Therefore, the LG office has erred in making this allegation,” the government said.

“It is regrettable that the LG office has tried to mislead by not placing the entire facts that compoundable cases against political leaders/workers are never withdrawn by executive orders but through a screening committee,” the statement added.

The screening committee comprises principal secretaries of the home and law departments, joint commissioner of police (law and order) and director of prosecution.

The government said that the prominent names (of leaders) from the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party whose cases were recommended for withdrawal of prosecution include Mukesh Sharma, Vijay Goel, Parvesh Verma, Vijendra Gupta, Harshvardhan, Jagdish Mukhi and Ramesh Bidhuri.

“The LG office focused only on the names of AAP (leaders). Therefore, it has made an unsuccessful attempt to divert the attention from the real issue of Om Prakash Chautala’s parole,” the statement said.

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